underground railroad

"When Sarah Brown, daughter of abolitionist John Brown, realizes that her artistic talents may be able to help save the lives of slaves fleeing north, she becomes one of the Underground Railroad's leading mapmakers, taking her cues from the slave code quilts and hiding her maps within her paintings. She boldly embraces this calling after being told the shocking news that she can't bear children, but as the country steers toward bloody civil war, Sarah faces difficult sacrifices that could put all she loves in peril. Eden, a modern woman desperate to conceive a child with her husband, moves to an old house in the suburbs and discovers a porcelain head hidden in the root cellar--the remains of an Underground Railroad doll with an extraordinary past of secret messages, danger and deliverance."--Provided by publisher.

Dak, Sera, and Riq return to the United States and walk right into a deadly trap. The year is 1850 and the nation is divided over the issue of slavery. In these dark days, the Underground Railroad provides a light of hope, helping runaway slaves escape to freedom. But the SQ has taken control of the Underground Railroad from within. Now Dak and Sera are left wondering who to trust...while Riq risks everything to save the life of a young boy.

Twelve-year-old Elias is sent to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky to fight a case of consumption--and ends up fighting for the lives of a secret community of escaped slaves traveling along the Underground Railroad.

In the segregated south of Kentucky in 1953, twelve-year-olds Callie, who is black, and Wendell, who is white, are brought together by an old dog that is clearly seeking something or someone, but they not only face prejudice, they find trouble at a haunted cabin in the woods.

Presents brief profiles of people who worked on the Underground Railroad, discussing their various roles, backgrounds, and motivation to help runaway slaves become free.

Explores Harriet Tubman's life story, including how Tubman became the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad, rescuing her family members and dozens of others from plantations in the south, and helping them reach safety in the North.

It's 1830, and Jamie Pyke is living comfortably as a Philadelphia aristocrat when an old promise draws him back to the South and back to his muddy past. A child of a plantation master and his kitchen slave, Jamie thought he abandoned his old identity forever, but a quest to save his young friend Pan uncovers Jamie's past, putting both their lives at risk. Jamie, Pan, and Sukey, another escaped slave, must navigate the Underground Railroad and make their leap to lasting freedom.

Presents a history of the underground railroad, including biographical information on fugitive slaves and antislavery activists, an exploration of the legal and commercial aspects of slavery, and an examination of how the underground railroad successfully helped over 3,000 slaves reach freedom during the years 1830 to 1860.

Provides answers to many questions about the Underground Railroad.

"In graphic novel format, follows the adventures of Nickolas Flux as he travels back in time and must survive a journey on the Underground Railroad"--Provided by publisher.